Settee and article-carrier.



G. A. R112 SETTEE AND ARTICLE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNEI5| I917.

Patented Dec. 25,1917,

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6 A. m2.- SETTEE AND ARTICLE CARRIER APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15. 1917- Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

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gwvmx foi GHQ 1 we GEORGE A. Rirz, or ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patenfed 25, 7,

Application filed June 15, 1917. Serial No. 174,871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, Gnoncn A. Rrrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Rochester, in the county of Monroe andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Settees and Article-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the f llo ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sections for receptacles for receiving newspapers, wrappers, or material of any kind and adapted, after receiving its contents, to be housed within a settee or other inclosure.

More specifically, the present invention consists in the provision, in connection with a settee, of a receptacle which is connected by a cable or rope to a drum upon which the cable is adapted to wind, the drum being spring-actuated and adapted to permit the cable or rope to be unwound and to wind up the same automatically when it is desired to cause the receptacle to be drawn back toward the settee.

The invention comprises various other de tails of construction, combinations and arrangements of part which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a settee with the rear portion closed and within which the receptacle is adapted to be contained.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section, transversely and vertically through the settee showing the receptacle therein in end elevation.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view illustrating the crib or receptacle withdrawn and resting upon a track.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section, showing a spring for causing the reel to wind up the rope or cable, the spring being put under tension as the crib or receptacle is withdrawn from the settee.

Reference now being had tr; the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a settee' in connection with which my apparatus is preferably employed, although it will be understood that it may be used in connectlon with any housing-or inclosure. Said settee has a chambered portion underneath the seat and has an open bottom A along the marginal edges of wh ch are barsB with rollers B journaled therein and which sup.- port a platform G. Said platform forms a support'tor the crib or receptacle 1), having wheels D journaled upon the axles thereon. Said receptacle, for convenience in withdrawing the same from the settee, is provided with handles E. A closure, designated byletter P, to the opening in the settee is provided with handles P, as shown clearly in Fig. f the drawings and is'held in place by means of the buttons R. V,

Mounted in suitable bearings H, fastened to the rear of the settee, isa shaft H which has two reels, designated bylett'er I, mount: ed thereon, and K is a casing over said shaft and fastened to the rear ofthe setteeand provided with openings K through which the cables or ropes LT pass which are secured to and wind about said reels and are also attached to the eyebolts O, secured to the wall of the crib Or receptacle D. A spring L, shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, is mounted upon the shaft H and within a hollow shell L which is fixed to the shaft and its other end is secured to the reel I and forming means whereby the reel may be put under tension as the rope unwinds from the reel and serves as means for rewinding the rope or cable upon the reel when it is desired to cause the receptacle to be drawn back toward the settee.

Pivotally connected to the platform U are the spikes Q, shown. clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and which are adapted, when swung down at an angle to the bottom upon which they are mounted, to hold the same in an adjusted position. Tracks T are positioned adjacent to the settee and aflord means upon which the truck may run with out being obstructed.

In operation, when the receptacle is not in use, it is positioned underneath the settee in the manner shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the latter having the appearance of an ordinary settee which may be an ornament to a place where it is located and which may be positioned at any convenient distance from the place where the papers or other objects desired to be placed in;thereceptacle are,

located. When it is desired to withdraw the receptacle from the settee, the closure P is removed and, by pulling upon the handles E, the receptacle may be withdrawn from the settee and, as the receptacle is withdrawn to a location where it is desired to receive its contents, the ropes will unwind from the reels, putting the same under sufficient tension to cause the receptacle to be drawn back toward the settee when the operator releases the same. In the event of the crib or receptacle D having been withdrawn from the settee and should it be desired to return the receptacle to its place within the settee, a platform C may be rolled out and held by spikes Q, upon which platform the receptacle may be wheeled and after which the platform with the receptacle thereon may be rolled back in place, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

l/Vhile I have shown a certain application of my invention in connection with my settee and which is designed especially for receiving newspapers, bundles, etc., and causing the receptacle to be held within an ornamental inclosure, such as a chambered seat, it will be understood that I do not confine myself to any particular detailed construction of apparatus in connection with which the device is used, as obviously it may be Copies of this patent may be obtained for stationary, a wheeled receptacle, a spring- I pressed reel upon the housing, and a cable adapted to wind about. said reel and connected to the receptacle, as set forth.

2. In combination with a housing having rollers mounted in the lower portion thereof, a platform movable upon the rollers, a stop to limit the inner movement of the platform, the latter projecting outside the housing, spikes pivotally mounted upon the portion of the platform which projects outside the housing, a wheeled receptacle supported upon the platform, a spring-pressed reel, and a cable winding about the reel and fastened to said receptacle, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V GEORGE A. RITZ,

Witnesses \VILLIAM H. A. KRUBRADY, LUTHER S. LAKE.

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